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Kirtlington Village Hall Committee Kirtlington Village Hall South Green Kirtlington OX5 3HJ

Awaiting decision Cherwell 26/02603/TPO Works To Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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Proposal

2 x Sycamore Trees and 1 Oak Tree - to reduce by approx 2m - subject to TPO 02/2023

As published by the council, reference 26/02603/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/02603/TPO
Type
Works To Tree Preservation Order
Status
Case Officer Assigned
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Fringford And Heyfords
Parish
Kirtlington
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
OX5 3HJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cherwell register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/01305/TCA Awaiting decision

    Kirtlington Village Hall Committee Kirtlington Village Hall South Green Kirtlington OX5 3HJ

    Application amended G1 Mixed 1 x Oak 1 x Maple 2 x Cherry Trees overhanging entrance to village hall carpark and large oak overhanging parking spaces. Crown lift lower hanging branches to give 3 metres clearance over entrance road and parking space Reason for above work To bring back into scale and statutory clearance. The maximum that would be removed would be 1.5m

    Submitted 26 May 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Oct 2026

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 9 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Cherwell took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Cherwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cherwell decided tree works applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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